04

Date: 
Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 10:00 to 11:45
Room: 
Large Classroom
Student should bring: 

Odaiko Bachi
Ear Plugs

Class syllabus: 

Aisatsu

Stretch

Stance and Position
Square Stance - width and depth equal (hips always facing drum)
Arms - Horizontal to ground or higher bachi tips along main strike zone circle
Distance from drum - arms straight with fingers stretched out- fingertips touching drum
SIt into Stance - Establish with your legs the chair and Sit into it with your hips facing forward

1-minute drills
Neutral arm position (not straight forward)
With loose grip - 2 versions (pinky/ring grip, web between thumb and pointer finger grip)
Neutral grip
Wrist
Elbow

Larger strikes
8 - Blah Blah Drill - Transform into refined strike
4 - Lying Down - Pushing up with feet practice

Ji Practice - Horsebeat
Dondoko - Ji
Rt - R RL
Lt - L LR
Both - R LRL RL(R LRL RL)
with 4-8-16-32

New Beat of the Day
Dokonko (RL L)
-Dokonkonkonko x 2
-Dokonko x 4
add below for drill
-doko x 8 (16)
-Dokonkonkonko x 2
-Dokonko x 4
-Don x 8 (8)
Example: https://youtu.be/7eLVcRCbbf8

For next week
1 e a u drills - 1 accent
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10-minutes alone

Clean

Aisatsu

Teacher(s): 
Yuta Kato
Attendance: 
Akari Sunaga
Brian Kurushima
Connie McOsker
Diane Fujimori
Nakamura Narumi (Hiromi Ashmore)
Masumi Matsuoka
Nathan Wong
Nobuko Miyashita
Tomoko Komai
Yoko Isozaki

Classes in this Course

Date Title
Thu, January 14, 2016 01
Thu, January 21, 2016 02
Thu, January 28, 2016 03
Thu, February 04, 2016 04
Thu, February 11, 2016 05
Thu, February 18, 2016 06
Thu, February 25, 2016 07
Thu, March 03, 2016 08 Coach
Thu, March 10, 2016 09 Coach
Thu, March 17, 2016 10 Coach
Thu, March 24, 2016 11 Coach
Thu, March 31, 2016 12 PEAC
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